Archives for September 2025

Want to share something in an upcoming edition of Inside Luther News, the seminary’s internal e-newsletter? Send your announcement to communic@luthersem.edu. Submit items for the October edition by September 17. Inside Luther News helps keep students, staff, and faculty connected to our mission, people, and stories. Content in the e-newsletter is meant to be somewhat broader in scope—seasonal announcements, monthly reminders, stories about recent events or news of upcoming projects—than the daily Community Announcements posts and emails.

In this devotion, Janice Bornhoft ’84 M.Div., prays that Jesus take our hand and keep our eyes focused on the cross rather than remaining shielded from the horrible stuff happening in the world. Read today’s God Pause.

In mid-September, eligible students will receive an invitation to complete an application to graduate. As part of the application, you will be asked to enter a completion plan. In preparation for completing the application, please review your degree audit and make sure you have a plan to complete each of your remaining requirements. If you have any questions, this is a great time to connect with your advisor and/or the contextual education office. In order to run a degree audit, log in to MyLutherNet, chose the ‘Degree’ tab, and click on degree audit toward the top right of your screen.

Students interested in taking LG4525 Ministry with Latinos/as/xs in the spring with Jenny Pietz must demonstrate intermediate competence in Spanish prior to registration. Our colleagues at Augsburg University will be providing an assessment exam, organized through the Office of the Registrar. If you plan to take the course, complete the following steps:

1. Email ceriksen001@luthersem.edu with the subject line “SPRING SPANISH” by September 26. In the email, indicate if you want to take the course pass/fail or letter grade.
2. You will receive instructions from Augsburg University to complete the assessment online.
3. Complete the assessment by the end of October.
4. The Office of the Registrar will complete registration for all students who meet the competence requirement.
5. Students will not be able to self-register for this course.

Do you have questions, concerns, wonderments, or even worries about your personal financial situation? We got you! Grace Pomroy, Director of the Stewardship Leaders Program is a certified financial education instructor. She listens and provides support in a shame-free, judgement-free zone. Hundreds of students have talked with Grace and received valuable support. You determine the topics that will be covered based on your specific situation, then together with Grace, you’ll figure out what the next steps should be. Grace has time open on her calendar every week to meet with students via Zoom. Snag your time here. Rather meet in person? Grace will be meeting with students on campus from 3:30-5:30 p.m. on Friday, September 12 and 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 16. Schedule your in-person appointment using this link. Questions? Contact Grace Pomroy at gpomroy001@luthersem.edu.

In this devotion, Janice Bornhoft ’84 M.Div., meditates on the intimacy and importance of letters. Read today’s God Pause.